The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[3][4] The qualification process for the world cup included two stages: direct qualification and regional qualification. The regional qualification for Americas was held in two stages: sub-regional qualifier and regional final.[5][6][7]
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| Dates | 30 September – 7 October 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host | Bermuda |
| Champions |  Canada |
| Runners-up |  Bermuda |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Kamau Leverock |
| Most runs | Kamau Leverock (213)[1] |
| Most wickets | Kaleem Sana (15)[2] |
The Americas region's regional final was hosted by Bermuda Cricket Board from 30 September to 7 October 2023.[8] Canada qualified for the T20 World Cup after finishing atop the points table.[9] Bermuda's Kamau Leverock was named player of the series having scored the most runs (213) while Canada's Kaleem Sana took the most wickets (15) in the tournament.
Teams and qualification
editA total of 5 teams participated in the sub-regional phase. The top three sides of the sub-regional qualifier advanced to the regional final, where they joined Canada who received a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers.[5][6][7]
| Method of qualification | Date | Venue(s) | No. of teams | Team |
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| 2022 global qualifier A | 24 February 2022 | Oman | 1 | Canada |
| Sub-regional qualifier | 25 February – 4 March 2023 | Argentina | 3 | Bermuda |
 Cayman Islands | ||||
 Panama | ||||
| Total | 4 |
Squads
edit| Bermuda[10] |
Canada[11] |
Cayman Islands[12] |
Panama[13] |
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.980 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Bermuda |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.410 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −3.748 | |
| 4 | Panama |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | −4.561 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
Fixtures
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Nikhil Dutta 27 (16) Cejay Outerbridge 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Cejay Outerbridge, Charles Trott (Ber) and Dilpreet Bajwa (Can) all made their T20I debuts.
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Mahmud Jasat 17 (25) Alessandro Morris 3/14 (4 overs) |
Patrick Heron 31* (39) Abdullah Jasat 1/11 (2 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- Romeo Dunka, Akshay Naidoo (Cay), Jay Ahir and Laxman Gaonkar (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
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Nikunj Ahir 23 (27) Derrick Brangman 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdulla Bhoola (Pan) made his T20I debut.
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Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 24 (22) Harsh Thaker 3/13 (3.5 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ibrahim Bhana (Pan) made his T20I debut.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahid Ahmadzai (Can) and Mohan Manivannan (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
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Laxman Gaonkar 23 (34) Delray Rawlins 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
- Macquille Walker (Ber) made his T20I debut
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Navneet Dhaliwal 45 (38) Dominic Sabir 2/34 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
References
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- ↑ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about the Men's T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. 21 May 2024. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Roadmap to the Men's T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Qualification for Men's T20 World Cup 2024 commences with pathway events launching in Europe". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- 1 2 "Qualification pathway for Men's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Cricket Argentina and Bermuda Cricket to host 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Americas qualifiers". Czarsportz. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ↑ "Dhaliwal, Sana star as Canada qualify for T20 World Cup for the first time in their history". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ↑ "Malachi Jones left out as Bermuda names final squad for World Cup qualifiers". The Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Three Debutants for Team Canada as Dilpreet Bajwa, Gurpal Sidhu & Shahid Ahmadzai have been added to the Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier which will be held in Bermuda next month". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Cayman team set for T20 World Cup qualifier". Cayman Compass. 4 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Panamá cricket squad". Panama Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final 2023/24". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- 1 2 "World Cup Qualifier matches called off". The Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.